Loser: Discipline

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It was a busy weekend for the referees in the full slate of nine games as 29 yellow cards and five red cards were dished out.

The biggest disciplinary nightmare came from Toyota Stadium as FC Dallas and Portland combined for six yellows and a pair of reds, which were handed out to JeVaughn Watson and Michael Harrington in the 40th minute.

Andrew Wenger, Marvell Wynne and Djimi Traore were the three other players that were sent off this weekend.

Of the three teams who played with a one-man disadvantage, only Montreal was able to recover from Wenger's sending off and earn a point at PPL Park against Philadelphia.

Winner: The Letter Z

In case you didn't know this by now: Sporting's 3-2 win was brought to you by the letter Z.

Sal Zizzo and Graham Zusi combined for the team's first goal in the 50th minute, a strike which marked the first time that a goal was scored and assisted by two players whose last name begin with Z, per Paul Carr from ESPN.

Zusi also made another alphabetical milestone with the goal as he passed Steve Zakuani for most goals scored by a player with a last name starting with Z, per Carr. Zusi's goal was his 18th in league history.

Winners: Nick Rimando and Tony Beltran

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Saturday was the perfect night for Nick Rimando and Tony Beltran to have strong games for Real Salt Lake as United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann was in attendance at Rio Tinto Stadium prior to the Yanks' training camp in the Phoenix area.

Rimando erased any doubts about his starting spot against Mexico on Wednesday, if there were any to begin with, as he continued to build on his terrific start to the 2014 season.

Beltran also delivered plenty of quality for the Claret and Cobalt against Toronto, and it earned him a surprise call-up to the national team roster, per U.S. Soccer.

With Brad Evans withdrawing from the squad because of injury, Beltran was added to the squad. He now has a chance to impress Klinsmann in the days leading up to the game and on the pitch against El Tri if he gets a run-out.

Winner: Jhon Kennedy Hurtado

Some defenders in the league score less than the likes of Aurelien Collin.

Jhon Kennedy Hurtado is one of those center-backs who, until Saturday, carried quite a long scoring drought with him.

Hurtado changed that by scoring his first goal since May 16, 2009 in the 27th minute against D.C.

The Chicago defender is unlikely to become a goalscoring ace on set pieces, like Collin or Victor Bernardez, but it would be nice to see him score goals that aren't close to five years apart from each other.

Winners: First-Year Head Coaches in the Western Conference

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If you were to take a deep dive into the Western Conference standings heading into April, you would notice that four of the five teams in playoff positions are led by coaches in their first year with the club.

The only one of the top five clubs without a new man in charge is Seattle, who could've kicked Sigi Schmid out of town during the offseason, but opted to keep him around for another year.

FC Dallas manager Oscar Pareja is having the best success out of the quartet with Jeff Cassar (Real Salt Lake), Carl Robinson (Vancouver) and Wilmer Cabrera (Chivas USA) behind him.

The two other new managers out West, Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado) and Mark Watson (San Jose), have earned one win and five points between their two sides.

Joe Tansey covers MLS for Bleacher Report, you can follow him on Twitter, @JTansey90.